In what The New York Times is describing as an attempt by Donald Trump "to pivot to serious policy issues from multiple contentious statements" (uh-huh), the blowhard will speak in Ohio Monday afternoon, laying out "three pillars" to fighting terrorism. Or, more specifically, "radical Islamic terrorism," since Trump doesn't care about domestic terrorism of the white supremacist, anti-abortion, or right-wing militia ilk.
The speech, Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s policy adviser, said, would call for a stricter immigration questionnaire for people from nations with ties to terrorism; for new alliances with nations willing to help fight terrorism; and for a move from “nation-building” to foreign policy “realism.” The questionnaire, he added, would require applicants to prove commitment to the ideals of “tolerance” and “pluralism,” but he did not say precisely how such a thing would be enforced.
USA Today reports on the speech as prepared, which wasn't provided to the Times, that Trump will "make a specific pledge to work with any country willing to make a commitment to help defeat 'radical Islamic terrorism,' a battle he will compare to the Cold War against the Soviet Union, the campaign said." Ironically, that list of allies would include the Soviet-successor state Russia. Because of course it does. Trump is running Vladimir Putin's campaign for the U.S. presidency.
The speech is also presumed to include a renewal of Trump's call for a ban on Muslims immigrating the U.S. There's no word yet of whether he'll include using torture again as part of his "diplomacy." That might depend on whether they're forcing him to use the teleprompter again, or if he gets to make it up as he goes along.